TY - GEN T1 - Colombian labyrinth : the synergy of drugs and insurgency and its implications for regional stability A1 - Rabasa, Angel A2 - Chalk, Peter LA - English PP - Santa Monica, Calif. PB - RAND YR - 2001 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocm49569709 AB - U.S. policy toward Colombia has been driven to a large extent by counter-narcotics considerations, but the evolving situation in that South American country confronts the United States with as much of a national security as a drug policy problem. Colombia is a geostrategically important country, whose trajectory will influence broader trends in the Andean region and beyond. Colombian Labyrinth examines the sources of instability in the country; the objectives, strategy, strengths, and weaknesses of the government, guerrillas, and paramilitaries and the balances among them; and the effects of the current U.S. assistance program. Possible scenarios and futures for Colombia are laid out, with implications for both the United States and neighboring countries. The authors find that instability in Colombia stems from the interaction and synergies of the underground drug economy and armed challenges to the state's authority. Solutions to the core problem--the weakness of the Colombian state--must focus on resolving the broader set of political-military challenges that result from the convergence of drug trafficking and insurgency. The authors recommend that Colombia's military and institutional capabilities be improved to enable the Colombian government to regain control of the countryside and that, at the same time, the United States work with Colombia's neighbors to contain the risk of spillover and regional destabilization. OP - 113 NO - "Prepared for the United States Air Force." NO - "Project Air Force." CN - UA625 .R33 2001eb SN - 0585388687 SN - 9780585388687 SN - 9780833032416 SN - 0833032410 SN - 9780833029942 SN - 0833029940 KW - RAND Corporation. KW - National security : Colombia. KW - Colombia : Strategic aspects. KW - National security : Latin America. KW - Colombia : Politics and government : 1974- KW - Insurgency : Colombia : History : 20th century. KW - Guerrillas : Colombia : History : 20th century. KW - Drug traffic : Colombia : History : 20th century. KW - United States : Military relations : Colombia. KW - Colombia : Military relations : United States. KW - Révoltes : Colombie : Histoire : 20e siècle. KW - Drogues : Trafic : Colombie : Histoire : 20e siècle. KW - États-Unis : Relations militaires : Colombie. KW - HISTORY. KW - Trafic de drogue. KW - Politique. KW - Gouvernements. KW - Guérilleros. KW - Sécurité publique. KW - Colombie. KW - Etats-Unis d'Amérique. KW - Drug traffic KW - Guerrillas KW - Insurgency KW - Military relations KW - National security KW - Politics and government KW - Strategic aspects of individual places KW - Colombia KW - Latin America KW - United States KW - Since 1900 KW - History ER -